Title
FINANCE
Concern over community land auction plan
By Martin Ford | 19 May 2023
A scheme designed to put land value windfalls in council coffers has caused alarm in the House of Lords.
HOUSING
Budget 2021: £24bn multi-year housing settlement
By Laura Sharman | 27 October 2021
The chancellor has today announced £11.5bn to build up to 180,000 new affordable homes, calling i...
HOUSING
Councils to set priorities for First Homes scheme
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021
Councils will be able to set a ‘local connection test’ to give priority to people such as key wor...
ENVIRONMENT
Council to review Greensill land sale
By Martin Ford | 19 April 2021
Cheshire West & Chester Council has halted the sale of land to Lex Greensill following controvers...
PLANNING
Reforms to fast-track local plans
By Martin Ford | 06 August 2020
Councils will face sanctions unless they draw-up local plans within 30 months under government pr...
HOUSING
MPs call for 90,000 new social homes every year
By Laura Sharman | 27 July 2020
An extra £10bn in grant funding is required to deliver the number of social homes needed to meet ...
HOUSING
Councils build 'highest number' of houses since 1990
By William Eichler | 25 June 2019
More than 13,000 new homes were delivered by local authorities last year, town planners have calc...
PLANNING
Councils should benefit from land value uplift - MPs
By William Eichler | 13 September 2018
Increases in land value that result from public policy decisions should be shared with councils i...
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Chief Officer for Inclusive Growth
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